Arthritis & Rheumatism

Overactive bladder positively associated with arthritis

Overactive bladder (OAB) is associated with arthritis, with a positive association seen after adjustment for all covariates, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Scientific Reports.

Cardiology

Life's Crucial 9 negatively linked to overactive bladder

Life's Crucial 9 (LC9), a recently proposed method for assessing cardiovascular health, has a strong negative correlation with overactive bladder (OAB), which is partially mediated by the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), ...

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Overactive bladder (OAB) is a urological condition defined by a set of symptoms: urgency, with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia. Frequency is usually defined as urinating more than 8 times a day. The International Continence Society is responsible for this definition. There exists, however, some controversy over the use of this term because these symptoms taken in isolation may overlap with those of other bladder conditions, including interstitial cystitis, or rarely even bladder tumours.

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